Research Article

Influence of Specific Health Guidance on the Consultation Rate of Metabolic-Related Diseases

Table 7

The specific health checkups standard questionnaire.

QuestionsAnswer choices

Q1-3Are you currently taking the following medications?Yes / No
 (1) a medicine to lower blood pressureYes / No
 (2) insulin injections or a medicine to lower blood glucoseYes / No
 (3) a medicine to lower cholesterolYes / No

Q4Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have stroke (e.g., cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction) or have you ever received treatment for stroke?Yes / No

Q5Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have heart disease (e.g., angina, myocardial infarction) or have you ever received treatment for heart disease?Yes / No

Q6Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have chronic renal failure or have you ever received treatment for chronic renal failure (dialysis)?Yes / No

Q7Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have anemia?Yes / No

Q8Are you a current regular smoker?
(A “current regular smoker” is a person who has smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes or smoked for 6 months or longer and has been smoking for the last 1 month.)
Yes / No

Q9Have you gained ≥10 kg since you were 20 years old?Yes / No

Q10Have you been exercising for 30 minutes or more each at an intensity that causes a slight sweat, 2 days or more every week, for at least 1 year?Yes / No

Q11Have you been exercising such as walking or equivalent more than 1 hour everyday in your daily life?Yes / No

Q12Do you walk faster than people of your age and sex?Yes / No

Q13Have you had a weight gain or loss of ≥3 kg over the last year?Yes / No

Q14How fast do you eat compared to others?Faster / Normal / Slower

Q15Do you have an evening meal within 2 hours before going to bed 3 days or more every week?Yes / No

Q16Do you have snacks (nights meals in addition to 3 daily meals) after the evening meal 3 days or more every week?Yes / No

Q17Do you skip breakfast 3 days or more per week?Yes / No

Q18How often do you drink alcohol (sake, shochu [distilled spirits], beer, liquor, etc.)?Everyday / Sometimes / Rarely (can't drink)

Q19How much do you drink a day, in terms of glasses of refined sake? (A glass 180 mL] of refined sake is equivalent to a medium bottle 500 mL] of beer, 80 mL of shochu (alcohol content 35 percent), a glass [double, 60 mL] of whiskey, and 2 glasses 240 mL] of wine.)① <1 ② ≥1 and <2
③ ≥2 and <3 ④ ≥3

Q20Do you feel refreshed after a night’s sleep?Yes / No

Q21Are you going to start or have you started lifestyle modifications (e.g., increase physical activity, improve dietary habit)?① No plan to improve.
② I’m going to start in the future
(e.g., within 6 months).
③ I’m going to start soon
(e.g., in a month), or
I have just started some of them.
④ I already started
(<6 months ago).
⑤ I already started
(≥6 months ago).

Q22Are you willing to have Health Guidance about lifestyle modifications if the opportunity arises?Yes / No